Example sentences of "have [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The move , by the new coalition of Liberals and Christian Democrats , satisfies the Dutch confederation of industry , which has lobbied for more support for industrial R&D and innovations . |
| 2 | ‘ We sha n't have to look for another home for you , my friend . |
| 3 | Well we 're just I 'm just we might have to ask for some money for it . |
| 4 | Arafat 's stance of " positive neutrality " had been criticized by more militant leaders , who had pressed for military support for Iraq and the opening of a " second front " against Israel in Lebanon or the occupied territories . |
| 5 | [ The British ] had pressed for some time for a continuation of a combined staff relationship and had only been convinced that we were serious in rejecting this when we moved their combined staff people out of the Pentagon and moved the standing group [ of Nato ] in . |
| 6 | At this stage , too , he said , he and the other solicitor on the case , John Moir , had applied for legal aid for the four families . |
| 7 | In a letter to the summit meeting President Gorbachev had asked for immediate support for his economic restructuring programme in the form of credits , technical co-operation , personnel training , joint ventures and joint projects . ) |
| 8 | If you 've worked for one employer for two years or more before leaving to have your baby , you may be entitled to maternity pay . |
| 9 | If one person is prevented getting AIDS by this officer , we 've paid for that person for two years , and I think practically every one of these posts that Queenie takes great offence at is producing a useful end product , and the other point is that Government legislation year after year after year puts more responsibilities on the City Council , the new Environmental Protection Act is a good example . |
| 10 | We have waited for some time for any scheme , let alone one that would justify being called better than the proposals of 1979 . |
| 11 | ‘ We have waited for this moment for 28 years . |